Alice Rekab is an Irish-Sierra Leonean artist born and bred in Dublin whose work offers a unique perspective on what it means to be Irish today.

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Simon’s Place

Coffee shop
George's Street Arcade, 22 South Great George's Street, Dublin 2, D02 XD59, Ireland
Simon’s Place

"I'd love to bring you to Simon's place,  a cafe I've been going to since I was 14. It's not a contemporary coffee culture kind of cafe. It's something like Paris in the 1970s — It's got that kind of a vibe. It's a place where you can buy a cup of coffee and stay for three hours. That's nice to just sit there and take it in, look out the window."

Alice REKAB

Tola Vintage

Clothing store
10 Fownes St Lower, Temple Bar, Dublin, 2, Ireland
Tola Vintage

"It’s quite well selected so I always find something I want in there, I kind of have to sometimes not go in there. So I don't spend too much money. But it's a really good spot."

Alice REKAB

Gursha

Ethiopian Restaurant
7a Poolbeg St, Dublin, D02 R990, Ireland
Gursha

"This is a huge recommendation. I think I take everyone who comes to Dublin to Gursha. The food is amazing. Very reasonable - and a really, really nice atmosphere. And the only Ethiopian restaurant in Dublin."

Alice REKAB

Project Arts Centre

Performing arts theater
39 Essex St E, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 RD45, Ireland
Project Arts Centre

"Project Art Centre is a gallery space for contemporary art, but they also have a really, really interesting theatre programme. So that's a really, really great art centre with a really interesting history of its own as well."

Alice REKAB

Club Chonradh na Gaeilge

Pub
6 Harcourt St, Dublin, D02 VH98, Ireland
Club Chonradh na Gaeilge

"Chonradh is an Irish language bar on Harcourt street. It's kind of like a place where you go to use your Irish and they do a great Guinness. And there's often music there, too and even if you're not an Irish speaker, like you can go there, and you can get your Google Translate out and ask for a drink in Irish."

Alice REKAB

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